Japan
Case-Real contrasts plaster and steel inside Aesop store in Shinjuku
Pinocchio is a tiny bakery in Japan decorated in the colours of bread
Tadao Ando creates circular public toilet surrounded by cherry trees in Tokyo
Schemata Architects updates traditional Japanese bathhouse with tiles and Towada stone
Suzuko Yamada encloses reconfigurable Tokyo home in permanent scaffolding
Shuhei Goto Architects turns lecture hall into multi-level work space
Shigeru Ban designs pair of transparent public toilets in Tokyo
Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies at 76
Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects incorporates egg-shaped tomb into Sakai house
Kengo Kuma completes stilted Mikuni Izukogen restaurant with a criss-cross roof
Tokyo has cells for living, working, eating, entertainment and sex says Martin van der Linden
Shinto temple gates are “symbolic entrances into a new world” says Martin van der Linden
Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Yokohama spotlights natural materials
Takenosuke Sakakura imprints trees on frosted glass toilet in Tokyo
Japanese house is “a gymnast’s delight” says commenter
Expo 2025 Osaka logo revealed as ring of red blobs
Concrete Tokyo toilet by Wonderwall references primitive Japanese huts
Fumihiko Maki tops Tokyo toilet with “cheerful roof”
APL Design Workshop creates foyer disguised by trees for open-air theatre in Japan
Swing creates co-living house in Osaka
Tree rises up through centre of House in Yoga by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Craft-tech celebrates traditional Japanese lacquer craft
“Tokyo has turned its back on its rivers” says Martin van der Linden